The words deaf students often confuse are not the ones most people confuse; the words may sound completely different, but opticugraphs are visually similar. Ok, I made up the word, but.... there should be a word for these. (Many are still under construction.)
Confusing Word Pairs GraphicConfusing Words
The words deaf students often confuse
are not the ones most people confuse;
the words may sound completely different,
but opticugraphs are visually similar.
Ok, I made up the word, but....
there should be a word for these.
(Many are still under construction.)
affect - effect
alley - ally (allies)
allusion - illusion
beside - besides
bought-brought
came - cane - care
center - certain
chair - choir
cite - site
clean-clear
complaint - compliant
complement - compliment
complete - compete
councilor - counselor
councilor - counselor
ever-every-even
emigrant - immigrant
emigrant - immigrant
expect-except
experience-experiment
factory-factors
farther - further
forward - foreword
form-from
gave - grave - grove
hello - halo
help - held
holly - holy
impress - express
number - member - mumble
over - oven
participate -particular- participle -particle
pen - pan - pin
person - persona
personal - personnel
pity - pithy
plant - planet
predict - predicate
pretty - petty
principal - principle
produce-product
quit-quite-quiet
religion-region
remind - remain
section-selection
seem - seam
Shell - Shall
stationary - stationery
steam - stream
ten - tan - tin
tower - toward
though-thought-through-thorough
unicorn - union
until - unit
valley - volley
Vowels - Consonants
weather - whether
whisper - whistle - whittle
wonder-wander